National Affairs: War Report

Before he entered Walter Reed Hospital last month to die, Secretary of
War James William Good had not quite finished his first, and last
annual report for his department. To his bedside before lapsing into
final unconsciousness, he summoned his wife, gave her detailed
instructions to be carried to his secretary. Forward-looking,
optimistic, the report outlined Army plans and policies which another
will now execute. Some facts set forth:

¶ The U. S. Army last year
aggregated 130,937 officers & men; the National Guard, 176,988;...